“I don’t want to ruin this.”
“Maybe you won’t ruin it. What if for a couple of months, or years, you have something magical?”
“What if it ends?” Grace said.
“There are times that all good things must come to an end, honey. You’re right, you and Drake, it could ruin your friendship, and for a short time the romance between the two of you may be explosive, but like all good shattering things, it’s broken.”
“You’re not making me feel any better.”
“Do you want to go through life being constantly afraid of feeling? You’re terrified of finding love, and yet it’s something we all need.”
“You’re miserable because of Richard.”
“Again, that’s my fault, not Richard’s.”
Grace took a deep breath. “You know what, I’m not going to be afraid of what hasn’t happened.”
“Don’t live your life being afraid.”
“Are you ready for this?” Suzy asked, coming out of her bedroom with Fluffy under her arm.
Before she could answer, the door sounded, and Chloe went to answer.
“Hello, ladies, are you ready to party?” Drake asked.
They all piled into Drake’s car with Grace sitting at the front.
“Are you okay?” he asked.
“I’m great. You?”
“I’m doing good.” He reached across the car, taking hold of her hand. She stared at their locked fingers, and her heart started to pound once again. When they were togeth
er, she had noticed that he spent a great deal of time finding any excuse to touch her. She loved his hands on her body, touching her, caressing her. Over the past few weeks, it was what she had come to enjoy.
In the back Chloe and Suzy were talking about the latest book they had been reading. Just lately, Chloe had been staying with Suzy as they read chapters to each other. Grace didn’t feel left out as Drake had given her an e-reader as a gift, and filled it with hot, spicy romance. Did he know what kind of books he’d given her?
She didn’t know if he did, or if it was all in her head. Grace had been the one to try to put their relationship in the friend zone, and now she didn’t know what to do. Drake had started to invade little parts of her life, and she didn’t know how to shut him out. More importantly, she didn’t want to.
The clubhouse gate was open, and Drake parked the car nearest the gate so that they could leave when she wanted to. She found it charming that he was always being sweet to her.
He showed Suzy where to put Fluffy. Before they could put the little pup into the penned in area, Cora and several of the women came around, cooing over him.
“Fluffy is getting a lot more action than the guys,” Drake said, whispering against her ear. “Do you fancy a beer?”
“I don’t drink. A soda would be good.” She followed him into the clubhouse, and at first the desire to close her eyes was strong, but she forced them open. The clubhouse didn’t have many people inside. Most of them were all outside, drinking, and standing near a barbeque. She saw a lot of women in bikinis where their tits were bulging out.
“You can strip down if you want?” he said.
She burst out laughing. “You’ve got no chance of that happening. I’d make everyone sick.”
“Don’t do that,” he said. “Don’t put yourself down.” He wrapped his arms around her, pressing her against the nearest wall.
“It’s the truth.”
“No, it’s not.”
Silence fell between them, and she saw that his gaze had fallen on her lips, and she couldn’t help but lick them.